RAMADAN SERIES

We will be releasing one video every day in Ramadan on the topics of Fasting and the Holy Qur’an.

Following are some general questions that have been addressed regarding Ramadan & Fasting by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him), the Fourth Successor to the Promised Messiah and Mahdi.

Ramadan video 26 out of 30: What is the relationship between the Word of God and His Creation? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 1min 22secs. Answer: The relationship is obviously very similar, though not entirely because it’s much deeper than that to what you find by way of instructions enclosed with the small gadget which you buy nowadays from the market. Anything you buy from the market, it has an enclosed pamphlet telling you, by those who made the machine, how it works. So the person who has created, he know best how that machine is working …. watch

Ramadan video 23 out of 30: What evidence is there for the belief that the Qur’an is addressing the entire people of the world? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 2mins 17secs. Answer: There is no religious book in the world which mentions that institution of Prophet having taken place, having its manifestation, anywhere else in the world or in any people other than the people to whom that book was revealed. For example study Bible, study the book of Zoroaster, study the book of Confucious, study Gita and so on, you will be surprised to find a total lack of mention of any reformer having come to any people in the world at any time except… watch

Ramadan video 8 out of 30: Why were the first words revealed to Muhammad (pbuh) not Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 1min 52 secs. Answer: The fact is that the word first words which was to be revealed was to a mind which was not prepared to receive. So he had to be prepared. This is why the first words spoken to him was Iqra, speak, read, recite, all these things covered by the word Iqra. So he hesitated. So say if somebody had said Bismillah ir Rahmaan ir Raheem to him, he would not know whether he is expected to repeat the words or not. So first of all, … watch

Ramadan video 4 out of 30: Why do some people have trouble memorising the Holy Qur’an? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 2mins 7secs. Answer: Difficulties may lie in different directions. Some people may face difficulty because they are not used to the Arabic pronunciation or Arabic sound system. So despite the fact that they have good memories, they can’t memorize. And some people are suffering from bad memories. So the answer to both these problems will be different and once you understand the problems then you … watch

Ramadan video 2 out of 30: Why is the Holy Qur’an in Arabic?Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 2 mins 35secs. Answer: It had to be some language. And if it were not Arabic, you would ask the same question again? If it were in English, you would ask is it in English? So this question is not valid. It had to be some language. Had it not? So whenever a language were to be chosen, you would say why this language. But Arabic of course because … watch

Ramadan video 1 out of 30: Why do some Muslims fast a day or two earlier than others during Ramadan? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 1min 53 secs. Answer: Ramadan is related to the sighting of the moon and the moon does not appear on the same date everywhere in the world. The moon’s rising behaves differently from sunset and sunrise. They are fixed and there is no change whatsoever. So you can go by the dates related to sun very carefully and there is no difference. But when it comes to moon then there are variable dates. So that is why the Holy Qur’an says … watch

Ramadan video 17 out of 30: Does the Holy Qur’an allow the use of nicknames? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 1min 29secs. Answer: That is not what is said in the Holy Qur’an. Exactly what is said Arabic “And defame not your own people nor call one another by nick names” (Q49:12). To distort other people’s names to ….. to mock at them or to belittle them, to insult them, to hurt them in any manner for all these wrong intention, to call somebody with a different … watch

Ramadan video 16 out of 30: Why does the Holy Qur’an instruct the believers not to pity the non believers? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 2mins 6secs. Answer: Well, you have put it differently. The fact is the Holy Prophet(saw) is addressed in two places with the same subject been discussed. Arabic (Q26:4) and in another place Arabic (26:4). In both these places, the same subject is discusses, that O Prophet, do not grief yourself to death over the non-believers if they refuse to believe in you and invite … watch

Ramadan video 14 out of 30: How should one treat a husband who does not pray or read the Holy Qur’an? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 2 mins 32 secs. Answer: It is like sharing one’s life with a dead man. But still as long as he is your husband, you have to do whatever is due to you to your husband from the Islamic point of view. …in worldly things and let him realize that his partner who regularly says prayer is a better partner in so many ways, well behaved, better behaved and this partner seems to have benefited from what she is pursuing. That should be the particular example that you must stick to and should never change your attitude of kindness and goodness to that husband. Again, we have in the Holy Qur’an the example of the wife of Pharaoh. … watch

Ramadan video 13 out of 30: Are Muslim men and women allowed to shake hands with each other? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 3mins 21secs. Answer: The fact is that this is one of those visions where a specific order is not given like this. It is promoted that all such occasions should be avoided which may give raise to free mixing of the two sexes. Islam has a very special philosophy of segregation of sexes in the sense that women are permitted to play a meaningful role in life but men are not permitted to make them or turn them into toys of seeking pleasure. This is the philosophy of all Islamic … watch

Ramadan video 28 out of 30: How were the chapters of the Qur’an named? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 1min 5secs. Answer: It was the Archangel Jibreel (on whom be peace) who himself was sent … who came to Huzur (Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and conveyed this message from God that that particular surah is to be named this and it continued …. watch

Ramadan video 26 out of 30: What is the relationship between the Word of God and His Creation? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 1min 22secs. Answer: The relationship is obviously very similar, though not entirely because it’s much deeper than that to what you find by way of instructions enclosed with the small gadget which you buy nowadays from the market. Anything you buy from the market, it has an enclosed pamphlet telling you, by those who made the machine, how it works. So the person who has created, he know best how that machine is working …. watch

Ramadan video 23 out of 30: What evidence is there for the belief that the Qur’an is addressing the entire people of the world? Answered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (may Allah have mercy on him) in 2mins 17secs. Answer: There is no religious book in the world which mentions that institution of Prophet having taken place, having its manifestation, anywhere else in the world or in any people other than the people to whom that book was revealed. For example study Bible, study the book of Zoroaster, study the book of Confucious, study Gita and so on, you will be surprised to find a total lack of mention of any reformer having come to any people in the world at any time except… watch